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Parocyptamus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Syrphidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Subfamily
  
Microdontinae

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Parocyptamus is a genus of hoverflies, with two known species. The critical characteristic is the narrow, elongated abdomen.

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Biology

Larvae feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants.

Distribution

They are native to parts of Asia.

Species

Parocyptamus sonamii Shiraki, 1930

References

Parocyptamus Wikipedia